K-Series Plum Stainless Steel

The new K-Series chef's knives in the stainless steel version boast a hardness of 60 HRC, not only in the non-stainless CARBON version (which even reaches up to 61.5 HRC), but also, as a new innovation, in this almost rust-proof version. These blades use a steel with a carbon content of 0.7% combined with a chromium content of 14.5%. This ensures the desired rust resistance, but also the exceptional hardness of 60 HRC (Rockwell), which gives the blades a long edge retention. While they don't surpass the CARBON steel version in these properties, they come close.

The knife blades are ground using the "Kesselschen Walkschliff" (Kessel's Walk grind), a special form of the Solingen thin grind. Blades crafted with this grind, thanks to their geometry, exhibit exceptional stability despite the very fine thin grind. Naturally, the blades are traditionally blue-polished by hand. The handles are characterized by their oval, curved shape and the resulting balance, and the materials used, such as local natural woods and soft-touch synthetics, provide a pleasant feel. The shape is a continuation of our successful K design, which was first implemented in 2003 on the Grandmoulin bread knife.

The wood of the plum tree is hard, gnarled, and often interspersed with knots. It is very densely grown and extremely durable. Its beautiful, richly nuanced color grain ranges from light brown-pink to dark brown-violet. A wood of exceptional character, beauty, and high utility value.